Addon Domains

Addon domains let you host additional websites on your existing hosting account. Each addon domain functions as its own independent website with its own document root.

What Is an Addon Domain?

An addon domain is a fully functional domain hosted on your account alongside your primary domain. Each addon domain gets its own directory inside public_html, so the files for each website are kept separate. Visitors to each domain see a completely independent website.

Note The number of addon domains you can add depends on your hosting plan. Check your plan details in the Client Area to see your limit.

Before You Begin

Before adding an addon domain, make sure:

You have registered the domain name with a domain registrar.

The domain's nameservers are pointed to Ultra Web Hosting's nameservers:

ns1.ultranameservers.com
ns2.ultranameservers.com
ns3.ultranameservers.com

DNS changes can take up to 24-48 hours to propagate worldwide.

Adding an Addon Domain

Log into cPanel.
In the Domains section, click Domains (or Addon Domains on older cPanel versions).
Click Create A New Domain.
Enter your domain name (e.g., newsite.com).
cPanel will automatically suggest a document root folder. By default, this is public_html/newsite.com. You can change this if you prefer a different folder structure.
Click Submit to add the domain.

Tip Keep the default document root naming convention. Using the domain name as the folder name makes it easy to identify which folder belongs to which website.

Uploading Files to an Addon Domain

Once the addon domain is created, upload your website files to its document root:

Open File Manager in cPanel.
Navigate to the addon domain's folder (e.g., public_html/newsite.com).
Upload your website files here. Place your homepage as index.html or index.php.

Managing Addon Domains

To view or manage your addon domains:

Go to Domains in cPanel.
You will see a list of all domains on your account, including addon domains.
From here you can change the document root, manage redirects, or remove an addon domain.

Removing an Addon Domain

Go to Domains in cPanel.
Find the addon domain you want to remove.
Click Manage, then click Remove Domain.
Confirm the removal.

Warning Removing an addon domain does not delete the files in its document root folder. The files will remain on the server until you manually delete them through File Manager or FTP. However, the domain will no longer point to your account.

Setting Up Email for Addon Domains

Each addon domain can have its own email accounts. Once the addon domain is added, go to Email Accounts in cPanel and create email addresses using the addon domain (e.g., info@newsite.com). See the Email Accounts guide for detailed instructions.